After a virtual start to the school year, October brought Friends a stirring new school schedule in the form of 'hybrid learning.' This...

In October, around 300 Friends School of Baltimore Upper School students returned to campus, attentively making their way through the...

Transitioning to the Upper School at Friends is usually an exciting time with lots of change. There are many more freedoms,...

From high elves, to aasimars, to dwarfs, everyone is talking about the new D&D club. Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is a new club in the...

Covid-19 has impacted schools in every way possible, from Zoom classes to major events being canceled. Caught in the midst of this...

Needless to say, this has been a hard time for everybody. No matter if you’re a student or not, the coronavirus has affected everyday...

While many of us are hopeful that we will be back on campus come late August, it is important to know that school will probably look...

From freshman year (or earlier), Friends School students look forward to the special events of their senior year, like the first day of...

The Friends School MathCounts team of Noah Ripke (‘24), Xander Dickens (‘24), Ira Geller (‘24), and Macy Goldberg (‘24) placed fourth in...

With the 2019-2020 school year well underway, students at Friends have noticed an interesting trend: more fire drills have occurred this...

Nobody enjoys going before the Student Faculty Disciplinary Committee (SFDC). But it’s worse for African American students than others....

To help students understand the devastating effects of substance abuse, Friends brought in Chris Herren, a former NBA player whose...

Once again this November, the Friends School Theater Program amazed audiences through unforgettable performances and skilled directing....

The makerspace is mostly silent, with the exception of a few whispers or giggles exchanged between classmates. It smells like...

The Friends School of Baltimore is one of many schools in the Roland Park/Baltimore area that draws kids from far and wide. According to...

Students these days are increasingly suffering from test anxiety due to the immense pressure put on them by their school, parents, or...

For many years, Friends addressed student behavior around drugs and alcohol with a substance use policy that was mostly punitive. But...

On a busy December Monday, the Upper School poured out of its day four collection as clubs scrambled to assemble and students scrolled...

It is no secret that the Friends School community is filled with students who are worried, pressured, and stressed about their grades....

Under freshman hall, there’s a place that’s noisy and crowded every Friday after school. There, in the Makerspace, students gather to...

I myself am not a Quaker by any means. But I do find comfort in some of the quaker processes. I try to live by the SPICES (at least the...

If you’ve been in or around the Friends School community lately, you’ve heard the roar of our new spirit song. The catchy beat and lively...

Senior year: an exciting time, and a stressful one. Your last high school memories, being the oldest in school, fun senior traditions,...

Last fall, history teacher Travis Henschen sent out a campus wide message inviting LGBTQ+ teachers and staff to a small get-together. Out...

Honestly, when I came to Friends, I did not understand Meeting for Worship. Some people found peace in the silence. Not me. But over...

Recently, I had the opportunity to teach a class of 13 8th graders about drugs and alcohol, high school myths, self-image, and social...

If anyone can speak to the history of LGTBQ+ representation at Friends, it’s 3rd grade teacher Gita Deane. The battle she fought for...

They used to avoid taking tours through Freshman Hall. “It was embarrassing,” says History teacher Josh Carlin. The space, in the...

At 11 pm on a typical night, after getting home from sports and skipping dinner with our parents, we find ourselves lying flat on our...

In 2019, Friends has seen the largest increase in new teachers in more than 30 years. Over 30 teachers and staff members joined the...